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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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